What does Kaʻena mean in Hawaiian?
Kaʻena is a Hawaiian unisex name that means the heat, the glow. The name comes from ka (the) + ʻena (heat). It is pronounced KYE-nah, with 2 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
The words inside Kaʻena
ʻena means red-hot, glowing.
How to pronounce Kaʻena
Say every vowel. The vowels in Kaʻena are a as in “father”, e as in “bet”. The ʻokina (ʻ) in Kaʻena is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Kaʻena a boy or girl name?
Kaʻena is listed here as unisex. Of the 94 U.S. babies given it, 76% were girls and 24% boys.
How often Kaʻena is given in the U.S.
Social Security records show 94 U.S. babies named Kaʻena from 2004 to 2023 (71 girls, 23 boys), counted as Kaena because the records drop the ʻokina and kahakō. It appears in 12 of those 20 years. Its peak was 2008, with 13. The 2014 to 2023 total of 18 is fewer than in all earlier years combined. In Hawaiʻi itself, 28 babies born in the state were named Kaʻena from 2004 to 2021, with a peak of 7 in 2004. 5 were born there from 2012 to 2021.
How well recorded is Kaʻena?
Kaʻena has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.